Resources
Safeguarding
If you are a coach and you are new to Safeguarding, please click on the button below to find out how Safeguarding applies to you.
Safeguarding Awareness for Parents & Carers
Please click on the button below to find out how you as a parent or carer can help with Safeguarding.
Safeguarding Recertification
To be recertified for your Safeguarding follow the link below.
Kick It Out
Find out how the Kick It Out campaign is working to tackle all forms of discrimination.
Laws of the Game 1
The Laws of the Game provide the rules in which our game should be played. Find out more about how those rules are applied below.
Laws of the Game 2
The Laws of the Game provide the rules in which our game should be played. Find out more about how those rules are applied below.
Football vs Homophobia
Discrimination in football comes in all forms and Football vs Homophobia tackles discrimation based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
Show Racism the Red Card
Show Racism the Red Card is the UK’s leading anti-racism educational charity. Please click on the link to learn more about how we can tackle racism.
Stonewall
Stonewall, supports lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, questioning and ace (LGBTQ+) people everywhere. Click on the link to find out how their campaigns drive positive change in public attitudes and public policy.
Sports Equals
Sports Equals promote ethnic diversity across sport and physical activitys in the UK.
Women in Football
Women in Football champions female talent in a bid to bring about a change in attitudes to women working in the industry.
Mental Health
Tackling the stigma, prejudice and discrimination that can be associated with mental health conditions both in sport and wider society is really important.
Coaching Courses
Football Association Training Courses
The Football Association offers a wide range of courses that go beyond some of the mandatory information you are required to understand as a grassroots coach.
We have listed some of the more popular courses available at the FA including some that are mandatory, but if you would like to find out more, about the whole range of courses online, please follow link below.
EE Playmaker
EE Playmaker by England Football is our new, free online entry-level football course perfect for anyone interested in taking a more active role in grassroots football.
Introduction to Coaching Football
Introduction to Coaching Football is the perfect online football coaching course for anyone looking to take a more active role in the game.
UEFA C Licence
The UEFA C Licence is a qualification designed for coaches who are looking to develop their skills in helping players improve and fall in love with the game through practice and competition. This now replaces the previous FA Level 2 course.
UEFA B Licence
The UEFA B Licence will help you develop your players by designing practices that encourage decision-making, while meeting their technical, tactical, physical, psychological and social needs.
UEFA A Licence
The UEFA A Licence is the highest practical coaching course we offer - and it’s all about building on your technical and tactical skills to make you more effective in supporting the development of players in the 11v11 environment.
Goalkeeping Coaching Courses
National Goalkeeping Course
Providing coaches with the capabilities to design and deliver effective goalkeeping practices .
UEFA Goalkeeping B Diploma
The UEFA Goalkeeping B Diploma focuses on goalkeeping performance analysis, youth development and psychological coaching techniques.
UEFA Goalkeeping A Diploma
As the professional game continues to evolve, so too does the role of the goalkeeper and their increasing importance to a team’s style of play.
First Aid Courses
Introduction to First Aid in Football
Introduction to First Aid in Football is an online course suitable for anyone looking to develop their knowledge and understanding of medical care for players of all ages.
Emergency First Aid in Football
The overall aim of The FA Level 2 Emergency First Aid in Football (EFAiF) is to raise the standard of first aid provision within football.
Emergency Medical First Aid in Football
The FA Level 3 Emergency Medical First Aid in Football is aimed at those with more experience, providing advanced skills that can be called upon in emergency situations.
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